I couldn't agree more Feisty. Greed by speculators and greed of the oil companies to bolster their bottom line at the cost of the average American continues to take it's toll on the country.

The cost of crude dropped today. Any guesses on how much the prices will fall if they fall at all. These oil companies jump at the opportunity to raise the prices almost instantly and at great leaps if the price of crude goes up even a few cents, but are always slow and drop only marginally when the price of crude drops.

It fascinates me that we make a voting decision based upon gas prices...the correlation between who I want to run this country and what it costs to fill my gas tank up is just not there for me. But to each their own I suppose.

Good afternoon Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

Here we go again...

What they really meant to say is they are torn between their corporate masters and the real reason gas prices are rising. See, girl friend they have to formulate the questions the way their client wants them to.

How 'bout the Movie "Game Change"? It was both a joke and a shame.

All this poll says it that 55% are not paying attention to the facts behind gas prices at the pump.

Hopefully the poll is an anomaly.

Want gas prices to go down, tell friggin' Israel to stand down and take war with Iran off the table. It is time for the world to tell Israel it is "not all about you".

It has NOTHING to do with the President & everything to do with speculators greedy bastards!

_________________________________________________

THERE'S A SHOCKER!!!!!!!

A lefty liberal hack political show on lefty liberal MSDNC "found" someone who would say "It's not Barry's fault, it's those Wall Street bums".

Morons.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gas spike shocks happen every year.

1. Anyone who claims to be able to drop US gas prices to $2 or so dollars is lying.

2. Global oil prices are beyond the control of US Congress, the US Administration and the US President and the no-conscience speculation on Wall Street.

3. Prices are affected by emerging countries using more cars (one million more cars in China) and unrest in Iran, Syria, etc.

4. We produce 2% of the world's oil, and use 20% - so we cannot drill our way out. However, an All-of-the-Above strategy means we will continue to produce oil (at and 8year high in the US), while developing alternative energies for future industries and jobs.

5. Our imported oil level is the lowest in 16years. That is how we will avoid being victims to Big Oil speculators every year.

JiA: THERE'S A SHOCKER!!!!!!!

The Libs are looking for any excuse they can to protect their precious Barry. No surprise the main outlet of such excuses is MSDNC. The Libs will wave their hands, make excuses, and out right lie about Obama's responsibility in this mess. The fact remains fuel prices will exceed what they were under Bush, and as seen in the following video, the Democrats certainly tore into him when it happened in 2008.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/02/video-flashback-obama-and-dems-blast-bush-for-gas-prices-in-2008/

Corrrrection, words transposed above in #1.7:

3. Prices are affected by emerging countries using more cars (one million more cars in China) and unrest in Iran, Syria, etc. and the no-conscience speculation on Wall Street.

Not to mention that the CEO of Exxon Mobil has already debunked Newt's wild eye lies about being able to make gas available at 2.50 a gallon. He told Matt Lauer "not going tohappen"

Well now. What's Newt and the idiots over at FOX news going to do now.

Can't blame the President and remain credible; not when the Obama campaign will play the CEO's comment in a loop if they have to to get voter's attention.

Can't blame the President and remain credible

That's kind of funny see if you take a look at the 6 or 7 videos in the link below the familiar face seems to blame bush and washington for high gas prices back in the day.

http://usamericanfreedom.com/2012/02/24/hypocrite-obama-its-not-my-fault-for-high-gas-prices-blame-bush/

The Romney team has a war chest of stupid things that Obama has said back when he was a candidate that they are going to play non-stop once the primary is over.

It's going to get very very ugly for Obama. SORRY MOONBATS OBAMA OWNS THESE GAS PRICES!!

A RWNJ hack political show on "Fairly Imbalanced" Fux Noose "found" someone who would say "It's was all Barry's fault, it's that Socialist Muslim bum".

Idiots.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Joe! You're always good for a laugh.

Obama/Biden 2012

You are darn right, democrats blamed Bush for the rise in gas prices in both 2003 and 2006. We were told by Bush that liberating Iraq would lead a massive expansion in oil production, which would a) lower world-wide prices per barrel, and b) pay for rebuilding Iraq. Well, that never happened. We were left with a huge bill to rebuild Iraq, and an inconsequential increase in oil production. Bush promoted the lie - Bush got the blame.

And if you take a look at the link I just posted Obama promised to be the solution in 7 different videos. He wasn't going to let americans suffer. Except that one video in which he says he wants gas prices to go higher (ya know "gradually")

Sucks when your own words bite you in the azz.

devie :You are a clever one, aren't you. Maybe MSDNC will give you a show someday.

I remember not that long ago when posters on boards like this blamed Bush and his boss Cheney for high gas prices were told that the POTUS has nothing to do with gas prices. Those same ones who defended Bush and Cheney are now blaming Obama. Such hypocrisy. The uninformed will believe the current trend whatever that may be and by whoever they listen to whether fact or fiction.

bald -- and the ones that are defending President Obama are those same ones who blamed President Bush, right? Such hypocrisy -- from both sides.

Yep, the GOP will shoot themselves in the foot once again Obama does not have to lift a finger to bring the GOP down they do it all by themselves it just makes me LMAO ..... :-)

Such a change in belief when a liberal Democrat is president, rather than the outrage when Bush didn't do much when gas was $2 to $3 a gallon.

A Chevy Volt for each Obama vote!

It has NOTHING to do with the President

That's not what your idiot leader said before he was elected, Foolsty. So since your his mouthpiece on this blog, do tell us which of Odumbos positions should we believe?

Obama shouldn't have said that; and anybody who blames the current administration OR the last one for the spike in prices is an idiot. (that includes my liberal friends).

Obama is clueless as to how to repair the economy.

Obama's economic plan is a complete failure. Obama's failures are too long to list them all. Here are a couple, Obama's own jobs czar outsourced jobs to China, Obama continued bailing out the wealthy with the Obama bailout, extending Bush's bailouts, now Obama's extended Bush's tax cuts (while acting as if it Repub's fault), Obama ran up Federal Debt and Deficit at over ONE TRILLION PLUS a year, matching Bush's deficits in 3 years, what it took Bush to do in 8 years.

Three plus years (one term) of this "social worker" and his experiments with the economy is enough.

Obama is at a lost to solve America's economic problems and in fact has made those problems worse. (simply extending Bush's policies)

If American's want to live off of welfare, food stamps, endless unemployment, a government that cannot pay for themselves, vote Obama.

Gas, Food, Heating prices are rising, and that is a reflection of Obama's foreign and economic policies.

America needs a new direction, and it appears Romney is the choice.

If mitt Romney and the GOP were to win this election it would certifiable that the American people have lost their mind are looking more like an extremist theology country falling inline with Iran, and I will be selling and leaving the country. Costa Rica, and Canada here I come!!! There is no difference in far right evangelical extremist tea baggers that kill abortion doctors and nurses, gays, blacks, then Islamic extremist, want to ban birth control, no difference at all. Scary to think this minority of Americans, extremist HATE group, could take power in this country.

Obama's policys aren't working. The TEA party is not extremist, we just don't think taxing everything under the sun is the right answer. Too much spending in Washington is the problem. Too many people want everything for free. We are broke. With 40 or 41 percent of every dollar spent being borrowed, we are in a heap of trouble. GET IT!!!!!!

Both parties have failed the American people. But the Democrat's have pushed the peddle to the metal spending wise. Before Obama, NO ONE talked about spending a trillion. Now it's acceptable. Some day soon, unless somethings done. We will see our dollar devalued, and EVERYTHING imported will go up in price. It's as simple as that.

What will you say to your children when they ask, " Why did you spend beyond your means and destroy my future?" What will you say?

Well if you all don't like the way things are maybe it's time to do something about it, the GOP has been sabotaging our Economy since the First day Obama took office but everyone is not paying attention and now that it is having a direct effect on your lives you are shocked, Gee, why not just vote the Republicans in and see what $10.00 a gallon feels like, you all think it's bad now if the Republicans should even remain the same come 2012 expect the same economy, because they will continue to play their BS games in their attempts to gain power so they can continue to RAPE Americans .... It's all about the Pipeline, just another way to Extort America and it's not going to stop here, just remember BIG Oil is in bed with the GOP and will do anything to get the changes they want even at the cost of America ...

"Greed by speculators" Does anyone wonder just which side our elected are on by allowing wall street to just do as it pleases..kowing the problems that have come about because of the greed by wall street ? Or...has our congress been paid enough to leave it alone...greed for washington is no better than the greed from wall street, all of our elected accept money from lobbyist..and do their bidding.

It is much, much more than the price at the pump to fill the tank.....it will impact the manufacture and transport, and utlimately the prices on every single commodity from food and clothing, necessities as well as luxury types of items. It is going to impact the travel and tourist industries, displacing more workers from airlines to cruise lines, hotels, restaurants, amusement parks.....The fuel price impacts absolutely everything else, and that is the part of this equation that the government seems to be missing.

Baldeagle11, Joe in Albany, Rob in ma, and JoAnnaSmith 1. Help me to understand this correctly. You do or do not believe that a president has the power to affect gas prices?

Are you saying President Bush and his administration, who had stated that , in going to war in Iraq we would not only recoup the cost of it through increased oil production by Iraq after the war was won but that it would generally lower the price of gas because of that increased production, cannot be blamed when it didn't happen? With the help, as you so often point out, of a majority of the Democrats in congress at the time who believed his administration and voted to go to war.

Yet, you point to policies proposed by candidate Obama to help alleviate that problem and that he blamed President Bush's administration for high gas prices as a double standard because of what is happening now.

Let me point out, before you might answer the questions I asked above, that President Bush had the cooperation of most of congress, including a majority of Democrats, to prosecute the war in Iraq where, when it was won, did not produce the results promised by his administration when it came to the cost of the war or gas prices. Therefore it could be argued that he could be partially blamed for the high price of gas at the time since going to war and stopping oil production from that country helped drive them up and that gas prices and the cost of the war were not offset by higher production afterward. May I point out also that he focused on an increased supply as the answer.

Now, President Obama and his administration, on the other hand , could not proceed with many of his proposals for reducing our dependence on foreign AND domestic oil (where a stable supply is sometimes iffy at best). Without the cooperation of and, through filibusters, obstruction by Republicans during his term very few of those energy policies have been made into law. And yet. partially due to policies he was able to put into place without their help, we as a country, in 2011, were able to decrease our use of oil by close to 15% and increased our domestic production of oil by close to 5%higher than during President Bush's term thereby leading to the first time in many years that we exported more than imported oil. Most would assume those kinds of numbers would lead to a reduction in gas prices, NOT an increase. UNLESS, maybe, there are other factors neither the president nor congress can control that have a stronger impact on those prices. You could place part of the blame with the president IF he had been able to put most of his ideas into practice with the help of the opposition and it failed to happen, as it did with President Bush's Iraq War beliefs, but it did not so you cannot.

As was proved after the war in Iraq it was not the increased easy access to oil that brought gas prices down, although briefly, at the end of President Bush's term. It was the worst of the recession starting and the inability of the general population and business to afford that gas, that brought those prices down. People have to be able to by it in order to sell it. Sometimes a concept that seems to be lost on trickledowners.

A last thought. Speculators then, as now, I believe play a very large part in the rise and fall of oil prices. I seem to remember that, before President Bush's first election or shortly thereafter the rules for speculative trading in the commodities market was eased considerably. Before that happened end users (who actually have to transport, store, refine, and sell the gasoline) who bought on the exchange outnumbered speculators approximately 6 to 1. After that happened those numbers were reversed and we have never seen such volatility in gasoline prices as we have since then. There has always been periods where the end users (the US and Europe and Japan mostly)or the producers(OPEC mostly) in the past had some control over the ebb and flow of gas prices up and down but they were also tied to the consequences of that manipulation directly. Not speculators. They make money off of the deal up or down. That is not a recipe for a stable energy policy for anyone. Just a thought.

Obama's policys aren't working. The TEA party is not extremist, we just don't think taxing everything under the sun is the right answer. Too much spending in Washington is the problem. Too many people want everything for free. We are broke. With 40 or 41 percent of every dollar spent being borrowed, we are in a heap of trouble. GET IT!!!!!!

Both parties have failed the American people. But the Democrat's have pushed the peddle to the metal spending wise. Before Obama, NO ONE talked about spending a trillion. Now it's acceptable. Some day soon, unless somethings done. We will see our dollar devalued, and EVERYTHING imported will go up in price. It's as simple as that.

What will you say to your children when they ask, " Why did you spend beyond your means and destroy my future?" What will you say?

Ughh, Wulff, in case you haven't been checking the facts (which it appears that you have not), the biggest two drivers of our debt are the recession and the Bush tax cuts. Plain and simple. The recession sapped away revenues and increased spending on unemployment benefits and the like. Comprende?? In addition, the Bush tax cuts cost the government approximately $2.2 trillion from 2001 to 2010, which puts an average deficit somewhere in the range of $233.33 billion a year. The Bush tax cuts are expected to cost over $3.8 trillion over the next ten years, placing an average deficit at $380 billion. Add approximately $800-900 billion in lost revenues and automatic spending due to the recession, and we have a deficit of over $1 trillion. The problem is not only that Washington has a spending problem; it also has a revenue problem. Revenues have been down consistently ever since the passing of the Bush tax cuts.

In addition, Wulff, the Tea Party IS extremist. Remember those activists waving posters depicting Obamacare as a Nazi healthcare plan???? Remember the Tea Party freshmen in Congress and the Tea Party-supported Grover Norquist reminding the GOP about their pledge NEVER to raise taxes???? Remember how Speaker Boehner walked out of a fair deal to cut $4 trillion from the debt just because it had a small amount of tax increases??? Face it: no Tea Party supporter is willing to compromise with the "liberals" in Washington, who are actually quite moderate. They keep asserting that we have a spending problem even though numerous tax cuts drain trillions from the Treasury. And tax rates are the lowest that they've been in decades. We've had lower taxes ever since 2003, and where has that gotten us???? $15 trillion in debt, that's where it has gotten us. They promised jobs (both Bush and the Tea Party): where the f***ing hell are those jobs???? Where??? Face it, Wulff: the Tea Party is extremist. They won't compromise WITH ANYONE and despise even the most moderate of leaders. That is as radical as one can get.

And Wulff, Obama's policies have not been that expensive. The three major bills that he passed (spending-wise) were the stimulus package(not including TARP, as that was Bush's bailout, and including the auto bailout), Obamacare (which will lower future deficits), and the surge in Afghanistan. Those were it. Bush and his Republicans offered far more, from the 2001 tax cuts to the 2003 cuts to the Medicare Part D plan to the creation of the Dept. of Homeland Security AND the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And in case you haven't noticed, you need to SPEND your way out of a recession. You cannot balance the budget in a recession; we tried that in 1937 and we started another downturn. Yes, the economy is recovering, but we cannot stop the fiscal brakes all at once. We need to ease our way off by raising revenues (and taxes; no more tax cuts) and cutting spending (reform entitlements, cut defense). THAT is the practical way to solve our fiscal problems. But all the Tea Party want are spending cuts, and THAT is why we got downgraded; because the Tea Party forced the GOP to swing hard right and refuse any compromises that didn't give them 98% of what they wanted. So sit down and RESEARCH the facts before posting. Seek the truth (and the GOP is DEFINITELY not being truthful), for the truth shall set you free.

OBAMA BIDEN 2012

The national average for a gallon of gas on 3/10/2008 was
$3.23 (news.consumerreports.org/cars/2008/03/us-gas-prices-1.html). The cost
for a barrel of crude at the same time was $110 (www.nyse.tv/crude-oil-price-history.htm).

The cost of crude oil yesterday on the NYSE was $107 per
barrel (www.oaoa.com/news/oil-83757-daily-march.html)
while the national average for a gallon of gas was at $3.83 (www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas-prices-20120313,0,2654635.story).

The cost per barrel which every oil company will tell us
dictates their selling point of gas, is actually slightly lower than 4 years ago at
this time while the cost of gasoline has risen 60 cents a gallon. This in my
opinion is nothing short of price gauging on the part of retailers across the
board in the U.S. Simply put, they are helping to rape the American public of
their finances and laughing all the way to the bank.

I'm sure our War ships in the Persian Gulf have nothing at all to do oil prices rising. Oh yea that is the speculators fault too. They are driving up the price on speculation of war. Gee, doesnt the commander in cheif have the power to remove these war ships? I guess there really IS something that can be done about gas prices then huh?

Nomoresamo,

The FED is destroying the buying power of the dollar by printing money for bailouts and to fund wars so it's not just gas, darn near everything except houses and electronics have increased 60% since 2008 too don't you ever go to the grocery store?.

While a lot of people understand that oil prices are set by a world standard (gas/oil is a world commodity), most just feel the pinch in their wallets when they fill up or go to the local grocery and see the rising prices there. Then, they don't care who is in charge, they are just mad at the ones in charge and blame them.

And, it doesn't help when these same people are lied to by things like "drill, baby, drill". They don't realize any oil drilled in the US just goes on that same world market.

We've been seeing prices rise on everything at the grocery store. The problem is transportation costs. The only people that can say it doesn't effect them are the 1%. It's not the fault of the president. However some of our past administations have had the opportunity to effect it and they did. by allowing deregulation and huge profits to be made.

So I think that saying more drilling won't help because any oil drilled in America is exported is probably not factually based. However, for those that look at balance of trade and the significant deficit that we have incurred in the last several months, exports could be a positive. If we had more oil available in the US then we could improve our own independence and still export to the benefit of the economy.

I am all for exploring alternatives, we have to do that, but I do not think it reasonable forget about fossil fuels.

When the technology, infrastructure and cost of alternatives like electric (how much coal is burned to power the GM Volt?) and natural gas then we can turn to them reasonably.

Meanwhile, there are a few things, around 6,000, made from oil that you may use every day. We will need to find alternatives for them as well.

Here is a partial list from Ranken Energy:

Fuzzywuzzy44 - It's not the fault of the president. However some of our past administations have had the opportunity to effect it and they did.

Typical liberal mantra - Not Obama's fault...but the other president's administration was the cause.

So true, John...

Speculators have been around for a long time... It seemed very easy to blame past administrations for gas prices but it seems to off limits with this administration...very interesting...

The Saudi’s increased oil production last month and the market reacted by increasing futures price – the opposite of what economics would expect. Why … because they [speculators] see this as a predicator that the July 1^st hard date for the Iran sanctions that will remove 3½ million barrels a day from the open market will, if fact, become reality so they bought up more oil driving the price higher.

JK1963: Speculators have been around for a long time... It seemed very easy to blame past administrations for gas prices but it seems to off limits with this administration...very interesting...

Some highlights from the Democratic leadership when gas went up to $4.00 under Bush are included in the video below. They sure seemed to believe the fuel prices were the responsibility of Bush. Take a listen Libs, and each and everyone of you should come back calling these Democrats hypocrites and liars.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/02/video-flashback-obama-and-dems-blast-bush-for-gas-prices-in-2008/

Well...of course, JoAnna... But of course you will never hear anyone of them admit it...

Nice link, btw...

@John

Do you have any idea how much gasoline and diesel it takes to keep a war running? wasn't the oil from our new friends the Iraqis going to pay for that war. Thus my statement rings true. If we weren't burning it up in our giant military machine. we would still have it for domestic use. there were some funny dealings with oil companies and their support companies like Haliburton/KBR/ESG. Believe what you wish.

Phine, my point was people are mad about gas prices now, but in three months they're going to be mad - and blame the government - if growth starts to flag again or even turns negative. That's the danger of high prices at the pump now.

Those who blamed Bush for the gas price increase are hypocrites. Then again, so are those who are blaming the Democrats for causing the increase in gas prices now. Sorry, JAS1, but hypocrisy can cut both ways.

It's funny how so many repubs forget that the economy initially went bad under bush's administration. Everyone's a hypocrite of course.

wrong ryanb21.it started to turn under clinton.ever hear of nafta?why does everyone forget that we where warned along time ago that nafta will destroy our economy and ship jobs oversees after a fake economic rise?we where warned in the 90's but nobody listened.guess what it happened.....and yes i am a democrat.but i also remember this warning.the simple problem we americans need to fix is that all our poloticians have their own agendas and not ours.obama pushed health care reform even after 80% of the population said no.doesnt sound like a democrat to me.we as the people need to make these poloticians remember whom they actually work for.THE PEOPLE; NOT THE CORPORATE GREEDY PIGS.

I CANT FATHOM HOW OUR FOREFATHERS WHO STARTED THIS COUNTRY MUST SEE IT TODAY.SO MUCH GREED,SO MUCH CORRUPTION.WANT TO FIX THE ECONOMY STOP GIVING HANDOUTS TO IMMIGRANTS.MAKE THEM WORK FOR WHAT THEY GET JUST LIKE OUR FATHERS DID!AND WHAT WE DO.HOW MANY BILLIONS WILL THIS SAVE US TAXPAYERS?TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT OTHER COUNTIES DO TO ILLEGALS.WHAT DO WE DO?GIVE THEM A HOME,FREE CARS AND AN EDUCATION?TIME TO WAKE UP PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY AMERICAN CAN'T AFFORD THIS ANYMORE!WE AS A PEOPLE KEEP GETTING THE SHAFT BY OUR GOVERNMENT AND EMPLOYERS.IT HAS TO STOP!

Freshee,

I agree...but the biggest hypocrite was/is Obama, since he was placing blame for the high gas prices on Bush in 2008, yes or no?

JK1963 - Last I checked, Obama did not start a war of convenience in the middle east that caused the prices to climb. The issue here is Iran, and we have nothing to do with it. But if we listen to your chickenhawk Republican candidates, they advocate for war with Iran. How will that affect gas prices pray tell?

So, what Obama and Democrats said is TRUE. The Iraq War raised gas prices. The "off the books" accounting gimmick for Iraq and Afganistan made Bush's deficits look smaller too. We have 1 trillion dollar deficits because our tax base has shrunk and we barely tax those that have money. Had Bush remained in office or if McCain was president I'm guessing we'd STILL have 1 trillion deficts or WORSE because they would have cut taxes MORE and dismembered SS and Medicare by now (i.e. Paul Ryan's budget).

So let's discuss the facts here, not fantasy.

So, the liberal solution is to tax everyone who is productive, who is successful, until they have nothing the people that they are supposed to subsidize while they are being taken down....What happens when we all have nothing??????

Vigla,

I see it's pointless to argue with someone that has already made up their mind and will defend their party no matter what. The truth is that Congress voted year after year to continue to fund the wars in the middle east. Plain and simple, both parties are to blame. As for placing blame...just as you liberal doorknobs were all about bashing Bush about the high gas prices and with the same contraints that Obama hides behind now (I don't control the markets...yada..yada...) are the exact same reasons why Bush had just as little influence back in 2008. Stop defending those that placed the blame as easily as they would now like to deflect it.

"it started to turn under clinton.ever hear of nafta?why does everyone forget that we where warned along time ago that nafta will destroy our economy and ship jobs oversees after a fake economic rise?we where warned in the 90's but nobody listened"

Ok, you may be right about that. I remember how much Bush did to keep the economy from going where it went while he was president. Oh, wait no I don't.

Either way, though, it's ultimately irrelevant. My point was more or less if you're going to point fingers at Obama then start with Bush. Obviously Obama inherited the economic situation. Bush had the chance to minimize damage, or possibly stop it before it started.

Technically, NAFTA would have helped the US had we done two things. One is to drastically overhaul our education system to be more competitive and give people a good education so they can be more productive. That alone would have boosted our GDP by trillions of dollars. In addition, we should have offered tax incentives for businesses to stay here and told our fellow traders to either play fair or risk losing US business. Had we done that, we would have been in much better shape than we are now. But that didn't happen, and so we are left to pick up the pieces and build 'em back up.

james,

While it isn't fair the ones in power (no matter which party) ALWAYS get the blame. Just a fact of life.

Then don't make excuses for one and blame the other.

Ben, I haven't done either. Why attack me? IF blame is to be assigned, how about assigning it to the speculators and big oil companies? That's where it belongs to begin with.

Glad to see Mr. Murray notes Republicans may be oversampled in the WaPo/ABC poll. I suspected as much :)

In February's WaPo/ABC poll, self-identified Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 11 percentage points, 34%-23%, with 37% identifying themselves as independents.

But in the latest poll, Democrats outnumber Republicans, 31%-27% -- so a seven-point swing.

Amy---I thought of you as soon as I saw Mark's note about the WaPo/ABC poll.

No question higher gas prices hurt everyone, but especially the 99% who have less disposable income. I just don't get why anyone would believe Newt Gingrich when he says he'll bring gas prices to $2.50. Maybe on the moon.

Who's Obumma?

I believe Newt, Santorum and Romney!

Well I guess the old saying is right "there's a suck born every minute".

Untrue, Pres Bush DIRECTLY affected gas prices with his Iraq war of convenience. Obama's impact on gas prices is minimal in comparison.

Teach a lesson, I think you need to be taught some more... All those things were said before September of 2008, when we were hit with an economic catastrophe. It kinda put a damper on those plans. Nothing like a near great depression foisted on us by Bush to ruin everything.

I just got done planting the herb garden, tomatoes, peppers and summer squash. Tomorrow is the potatoes and beans.

I got my herbs done this past weekend. This coming weekend is tomatoes and beans. Already have my strawberries going to town!

I like the idea phinephancy-4252115. I don't know about others, but I also find it to be quite relaxing to tending a garden. If noting else it takes a persons mind off others problems for a while while providing a nice boost to the environment.

(Blushing now) I like to sing when tending my garden. Fortunately, the plants still live through it! LOL

I doubt mine would if I sang.....lol

You know, another good thing to do is visit your local farmer's market. You not only help support you local economy, but at all the ones I have been to, they can be a lot of fun. Whenever the granddaughters come to visit, we like to take them. They always have fun, and find something new to try.

Oh, and nomoresameo, I think my plants must have some kind of sound protection to keep from hearing me! LOL

Phine,I live in the South and planted a garden last year.Best green beans I've ever tasted. J-MAL

To add to your comment, if you don't mind, the US consumption is down and production is up! (Problem is, so is speculation - wish they could/would crack down on that!)

These are the same speculators that the republicans call job creators and are protecting from paying the same percentage of taxes as you do.

Not only that the republicans want to cut food to the poor and raise your taxes so the speculators (job creators in republican speak) can get even more tax cuts.

Sadly the republicans are not smart enough to not vote for them.

For the America you have grown to love, Obama/Biden 2012

Oh yes The Koch Brothers gain. No mention of George Soros

who actaully exploited the economies and currencies of third

world nations to amke billons? Oh wait, he founded Moveon.org.

Can't bring him up. Or what about Al Gore who is one of the

biggest stock owners of Oxy petroleum? When he was VP the

CEO of the company was sent to Russia to privatize the oil

companies in the former Soviet block. Nobody ever slammed

him for conflict of interest on a scale far beyond anything Cheney

actually did. Ah well.....

In 2002 Halliburton was awarded a 7 billion dollar contract for which only Halliburton was allowed to bid. The very same company headed from 1995 to 2000 by Dick Cheney.

BTW - VicePresident Dick Cheney’s stock options in Halliburton rose from $241,498 in 2004 to over $8 million in 2005, an increase of more than 3,000 percent, as Halliburton continues to rake in billions of dollars from no-bid/no-audit government contracts.

Also each Koch is worth than George Soros

Ah, Joe... There you go again. Blaming Obama for deficit spending when we were hit with the worst economic catastrophe since the great depression is frankly, very funny. So, when income is down, tax revenue goes down. When you tax the rich like Romney at 14%, and the rest of us at 28%, and all us 28%ers are struggling to find work, what do you think is going to happen?

I really hate when people over simplify things because they refuse to really think.

LED bulb can last as long as 30 of the $1 incandescent bulbs

It uses 1/6th the electricity

On an average of 4 hrs use a day it will last 20 years

Net savings after all costs: $148 over the life of the LED bulb

flourecents sued to last a long time too! The new ones cost 3x as much as incandessents and last no longer. I trust that by LEDs are mandated they will be crap also.

well when they went up when Bush was president you blamed him. why can't you blame this president? hypocrite! liberals are dumb as rocks.

Bringit:

Bush and Cheney had big connections to the oil industry. They bragged that they could keep oil prices low. (They also banked on upping Iraq's oil production and adding it to the world supply.) But those two oil men just made sure that the oil and gas companies got to frack harsh chemicals into the ground water and make huge profits. (Of course, Cheney made sure Halliburton got no bid contracts to supply the war in Iraq as well.) Surprisingly, domestic oil production has been better under Obama. But because we had a 100 billion dollar disaster in the Gulf (remember two years ago), I think it is best to proceed cautiously with drilling off shore.

Did you get your statistics from the fact checker on Fox news. LMAO

We got rid of the BIG OIL president, and got the GREEN and SMART President. Gas was ~$1.80 with the BIG OIL president in charge, now its approaching $4.

:)))

Can you say Solyndra?

And yet the oil President still holds the record all-time high on a National average for gas.

The price for gas topped $4 gallon during the summer of 2008. http://gasbuddy.com/gb_retail_price_chart.aspx

Not one word of truth in anything you just said.

BS Dennis. I am a doctor and have my ear to the ground on this. It is coming...

If OBAMA CARE goes through it will be a disaster for our patients, esp the elderly. Secondarily, it will be a financial wrecking ball for our practices. The $ that will be saved will be on the backs of seniors, mainly, because of the lowering of Medicare reimbursement. Much of the $ will be shifted to government bureaucrats. Although we dont generally like Insurance Companies, at least there is freedom and choice-not so with OBAMA CARE.

And many doctors will not accept Medicare, effectively rationing health care as there will be less providers.

Since I and probably no one else believes that a doctor would take the time to post on a political blog I say BULL.

If what you say is true then post some citations/links to legitimate organizations and articles.

"I am a doctor and have my ear to the ground on this. It is coming...If OBAMA CARE goes through it will be a disaster for our patients, esp the elderly. Secondarily, it will be a financial wrecking ball for our practices. The $ that will be saved will be on the backs of seniors, mainly, because of the lowering of Medicare reimbursement. Much of the $ will be shifted to government bureaucrats. Although we dont generally like Insurance Companies, at least there is freedom and choice-not so with OBAMA CARE. And many doctors will not accept Medicare, effectively rationing health care as there will be less providers."

BS. HCR was desperately needed by many, and the benefits to my patients, many of whom are indigent, have only just begun. It fills the Medicare doughnut hole for seniors and allows families to cover their college-age students. There will still be freedom of choice. If you were actually a doctor and had actually followed the progress of healthcare reform, you would understand that.

Oh please Millie, didn't your group become critical of Bush during the previous gas increase, informing everyone that his policies were rising the price? I recall statements that he had ownership over it. Now that we have Mr. Incompetent in office, isn't the problem his to address?

@ jarrod, I also haven't a clue as to what a moonbat is. Could it be followers of the Barry?

Hey Millie..Idiot Obrainless worshipper!....The avg price of gas was $1.85 on the day obrainless took office and has risen ever since. Here are 18 stats that obrainless is responsible for.

#1 Today there are 88 million working age Americans that are not employed and that are not looking for employment. That is an all-time record high.

#2 When Barack Obama was elected, the percentage of unemployed Americans that had been out of work for more than 52 weeks was less than 15%. Today, it is above 30%.

#3 There are 1.2 million fewer jobs in America today than there were when Barack Obama was inaugurated.

#4 When Barack Obama first took office, the number of "long-term unemployed workers" in the United States was approximately 2.6 million. Today, that number is sitting at 5.6 million.

#5 The average duration of unemployment in the United States is hovering close to an all-time record high.

#6 During the Obama administration, worker health insurance costs have risen by 23 percent.

#7 Since Barack Obama has been president, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States has increased by 90 percent.

#8 Since Barack Obama has been president, home values in the United States have declined by another 13 percent.

#9 Under Barack Obama, new home sales in the U.S. set a brand new all-time record low in 2009, they set a brand new all-time record low again in 2010, and they set a brand new all-time record low once again during 2011.

#10 Since Barack Obama took office, the number of Americans living in poverty has risen by more than 6 million.

#11 Since Barack Obama entered the White House, the number of Americans on food stamps has increased from 32 million to 46 million.

#12 The amount of money that the federal government gives directly to Americans has increased by 32 percent since Barack Obama entered the White House.

#13 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of Americans living in "extreme poverty" is now sitting at an all-time high.

#14 When Barack Obama first took office, an ounce of gold was going for about $850. Today an ounce of gold costs more than $1700 an ounce.

#15 Since Barack Obama became president, the size of the U.S. national debt has increased by 44 percent.

#16 During Barack Obama's first two years in office, the U.S. government added more to the U.S. national debt than the first 100 U.S. Congresses combined.

#17 During the Obama administration, the U.S. government has accumulated more debt than it did from the time that George Washington took office to the time that Bill Clinton took office.

#18 The U.S. national debt has been increasing by an average of more than 4 billion dollars per day since the beginning of the Obama administration.

In actuality, Obama increased the debt by a smaller margin, as 2009 was Bush's budget. And his technical "ownership" of the debt is much smaller because most of the cost arose from the recession (check the CBO report above) and Bush's tax and spending policies. So, in actuality, it was BUSH who has increased our debt the most, and if we simply voted out of the GOP and cut the Bush ties to the government, we would reduce the deficit in a faster and more cost-effective manner.

OBAMA BIDEN 2012

NO TO BUSH TAX CUTS

YES TO TAX INCREASES ON EVERYONE

well said ticked off in ohio!

we as a people need to get this moron in office out as soon as possible.he has lied to us constantly from the get go.the democratic party needs to get us a decent canidate not this obama idiot.

i would rather vote romney than obama again the amercan people can not afford to leave this man in office another 4 years.all he has done is spend money america dosnt have.

I am surrouded by Marines where I live and according to these guys OBL had been on the kill list. Thankfully through years of intel and whatever means were used he was located and killed.

Obama took all the credit as every other word out of is mouth was I,I,I.

"Obama took all the credit as every other word out of is mouth was I,I,I."

BS. More right-wing propaganda.